縫い目 – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: 上野大樹

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

目が覚めたはずの世界に私

In a world where I should have woken up

見覚えがないの、どうして

I don't recognize it, why is that?

ほつれた糸は絡まり合ってる

The frayed threads are tangled together

消えたはずなのか見えないだけか

Did it really disappear, or is it just not visible?

来た道を辿ることも出来ない

I can't even trace back the path I came

私、絡まり回ってる

I'm all tangled up

いつか触れた貴方の眼差しを覚えてる

I remember the gaze of yours that I once touched

胸の奥 鳴り止まない

Deep in my heart, it won't stop ringing

ただこの縫い目、肌、枯れる

Just this seam, my skin, is withering

心ではわかっていても

Even though I understand in my heart

わかることのない貴方のこと

I can't grasp anything about you

目が合えば心苦しくなるの

When our eyes meet, my heart aches

待ち侘びたはずの世界で私は揺れる

In a world I should have been waiting for, I sway

石楠花のように

Like a rhododendron

いつかくれた貴方のほとぼりを冷ましてる

I'm cooling down the warmth you once gave me

腕の中 溢れそうな

In your arms, it's about to overflow

この縫い目 ただ 弛れる

This seam, just loosening

心では解っていても

Even though I understand in my heart

わかることない貴方のこと

I can't grasp anything about you

悴んだ手を取る

I take your cold, withered hand

優しくて儚い

Gentle and fleeting

確かめたはずでも

Even though I should have confirmed it

振り返ると居ない

When I look back, you're not there

いつまでもぼやけた景色に

In a blurred scenery that lasts forever

見慣れぬまま立ちすくんでる

I'm standing still, unfamiliar with it

ただ、冷たくて優しくて知ってるあの手を

Just that hand, cold yet gentle, that I know

胸の奥 鳴り止まない

Deep in my heart, it won't stop ringing

ただこの縫い目、肌、枯れる

Just this seam, my skin, is withering

心ではわかっていても

Even though I understand in my heart

わかることのない貴方のこと

I can't grasp anything about you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
目 /me/ A1	noun - eye
世界 /sekai/ A2	noun - world
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart/mind
貴方 /anata/ B1	pronoun - you
触れる /fureru/ B1	verb - to touch
鳴り止まない /nariyamanai/ B2	verb - to not stop ringing
優しい /yasashii/ B1	adjective - kind/gentle
冷たい /tsumetai/ B1	adjective - cold
枯れる /kareru/ B2	verb - to wither
道 /michi/ A2	noun - road/path
手 /te/ A1	noun - hand
景色 /keshiki/ B1	noun - scenery
絡まる /karamaru/ B2	verb - to get tangled
確かめる /tashikameru/ B2	verb - to confirm
待ち侘びる /machiwabiru/ C1	verb - to wait longingly

Key Grammar Structures

• ほつれた糸は絡まり合ってる

  ➔ Te-Form + いる (iru) to indicate ongoing state

  ➔ The phrase "絡まり合ってる" uses the te-form + いる to describe the continuous state of the threads being tangled.

• 消えたはずなのか見えないだけか

  ➔ はず (hazu) expressing expectation or assumption

  ➔ The phrase "消えたはずなのか" uses "はず" to suggest uncertainty about whether something should have disappeared.

• 心ではわかっていても

  ➔ ても (temo) to express concession or contrast

  ➔ The phrase "心ではわかっていても" uses "ても" to show that even though the speaker understands mentally, the feelings remain.

• 振り返ると居ない

  ➔ と (to) to indicate conditional "when" or "if"

  ➔ The phrase "振り返ると居ない" uses "と" to express "when" the speaker turns back, the subject is not there.

• ただこの縫い目、肌、枯れる

  ➔ ただ (tada) meaning "only" or "simply" as a discourse marker

  ➔ The word "ただ" emphasizes the simplicity or exclusivity of the statement, highlighting the focus on the physical state.

• 心では解っていても

  ➔ でも (demo) to express concession or contrast

  ➔ The phrase "心では解っていても" uses "でも" to show contrast, meaning "even though I understand mentally".